Research Catalog

Interview with María Alba

Title
Interview with María Alba, 1965.
Author
Alba, María, -1992
Publication
1965.

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Details

Additional Authors
Horosko, Marian
Description
1 streaming audio file (approximately 10 minutes) : digital
Summary
Streaming audio file (approximately 10 minutes). Introductory remarks by Marian Horosko. María Alba speaks with Marian Horosko about her background; the formation of the Alba/Reyes Spanish Dance Company; her company's program at this year's Long Island Arts Center Festival; flamenco dancing in night clubs, in particular the limits it places on one's artistry; the composition of the company; improvisation as mainly limited to solos; the dancers; upcoming tours.
Donor/Sponsor
  • National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
  • Gift of Marian Horosko. Oral History Archive.
Uniform Title
Profiles (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Dance Audio Archive
Subjects
Genre/Form
Sound recordings.
Note
  • Interview with María Alba conducted by Marian Horosko, as host. Recorded in the summer of 1965 at the Russian Tea Room, New York City. Broadcast by radio station WNCN, New York, on its program series, Profiles.
  • The sound quality is fair. The recording is marred by extraneous noise.
  • The processing and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
Call Number
*MGZTO 7-2024
OCLC
37283279
Author
Alba, María, -1992, interviewee.
Title
Interview with María Alba, 1965.
Imprint
1965.
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Event
Recorded for and broadcast by radio station WNCN, New York on its series, Profiles Recorded at the Russian Tea Room, in the summer of 1965 New York (N.Y.)
Original Version
Original format: (archival original *MGZTO 7-2024; former call number: *MGZT 7-2) one sound reel approximately 10 minutes); acetate; half-track; 7.5 ips; 7 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzt72_v01f01_sc.
Original format: (additional archival original *MGZTO 5-2024; former call number 5-2) one sound reel approximately 10 minutes); acetate; half-track; 3.75 ips; 5 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto52_v01f01_sc.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZTC 3-2024
Former call number: *MGZT 5-2
Local Note
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-2024; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel; polyester.
Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
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Added Author
Horosko, Marian, interviewer.
Added Title
Profiles (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*MGZTO 7-2024
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